| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDED | Core Dynamics And The Earth's Dynamo |
| STRADAP | Storm Radar Data Processor |
| DIA | Defense Intelligence Agency |
| MSF | Magnetic Flux Structures |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| CAM | Computer Aided Machining |
| AWP | Aviation Weather Program |
| AFCRL | Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories |
| EFF | Experimental Forecast Facility |
| FRC | Federal Radiation Council |